Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Oman, you would:
Health
be 92.2% less likely to be obese
In Oman, 27.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
live 1.4 years less
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 70.0% less money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2019, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Oman, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
have 29.0% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vietnam, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.3% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vietnam, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.1% less on education
Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 29.3% more on healthcare
Oman spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 64.6% more coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vietnam: At a glance
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